Members of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club reveled at a masquerade ball at the clubhouse on Halloween, 1934. In the center in kilts with wig askew was future Mayor of Tacoma Harry P. Cain. To the far left was his wife, Marjorie Cain, dressed as a Russian cossack. Cain was holding the leg of an unidentified French maid, as an unidentified aviator held that of his wife in this interesting picture. The unidentified cross dressing couple to the right smiled merrily at the camera.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994

On October 31, 1934, the Tacoma Golf and Country Club held a holiday Costume Ball. Miss Ohlson posed with her prize, a live turkey. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Hats--1930-1940; Masquerades--Tacoma--1930-1940; Turkeys; Costumes;

Resting between tennis games in front of the Country Club clubhouse are Anne Weyerhaeuser (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Weyerhaeuser), Mary Heard (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Heard) and Vera Fraser (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Audsley Fraser.) (T. Times 7/2/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Tennis players; Tennis rackets; Weyerhaeuser, Anne; Heard, Mary; Fraser, Vera;

Chuck Congdon, Golf Pro, had just won the Intercity Golf Sweepstakes Association Tournament at the Maplewood Golf Course in Renton. He scored five under par. View of Chuck Congdon practicing his swings at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club.

Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Sporting goods; Athletes--Tacoma; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Congdon, Chuck; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Marjorie Cain hosted a luncheon at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club for the new First Lady of Fort Lewis, Mrs. Harry J. Collins. Major General Collins is the recently appointed Commanding Officer of Fort Lewis and the 2nd Infantry Division; Fort Lewis is the 2nd largest permanent U.S. Army post in the country. The Collins will be living in a large roomy brick home, adjacent to post headquarters building. View of Mrs. Collins at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club (T.N.T., 8/8/48, p. D-1).

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Military life--Tacoma; Military spouses--Tacoma; Banquets--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Collins, Harry J.;

The Junior Council of Tacoma's Country Club was hosting their first formal ball. The dance was planned by a special committee that was organized during "Junior Week". Left to right view of Juniors wearing their lovely ball gowns for the dance, Gloria Patterson, Kay Klopfenstein, Jean Link, Janis Clark, Anne Martin, Norma Wilder, Betty Satterlee, Christy Scott and Virginia Boldt, staircase in background (T. Times, 12/31/47, p. 9).

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma; Ball dresses; Stairways--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

In May of 1940, Ruth Babbit was photographed swinging into the spring golfing season at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. Every Tuesday was Ladies' Day at the Club, and over 50 female members took the opportunity to practice their follow through on the links. Ruth Kennedy Babbit was the wife of Alexander Babbit, then assistant manager of the Bank of California National Association. Mrs. Babbit also excelled in figure skating, later becoming an international skating judge, and was a well known water color artist. She passed away on August 31, 1992, at the age of 89. (T. Times 5/18/1940, pg. 5; TNT 9-2-92, B-4-obituary)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Babbit, Ruth Kennedy; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Every Tuesday in May of 1940 was Ladies' Day at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. Teeing up on the practice green in front of the Clubhouse are, left to right, Mrs. Thomas Curran, Mrs. Harry Andrews, Mrs. O.A. Tucker, Mrs. Lowell T. Murray, Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. Charles Peterson and Mrs. Henry Foss. ( T. Times 5/18/1940, pg. 5- photograph reversed in paper)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

An unidentified bank employee is surrounded by a bevy of beautiful co-workers at the National Bank of Washington company party held October 19, 1940 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The bank was celebrating its 55th anniversary in business. The party was attended by 200 officers and employees from the Tacoma main branch and all surrounding branch offices.

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

First National Bank of Washington company party held October 19, 1940 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The bank was celebrating its 55th anniversary in business. Guest of honor A.E. Connick, left, of San Francisco, is welcomed by bank director Henry O. Foss. Mr. Connick was the vice president of the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association of San Francisco. (T. Times 12/21/1940, pg. 14)

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Connick, A.E.;

On June 30, 1943, women at the Tacoma Country Club make surgical dressings for the war injured. The women are working at tables in a cheerful room washed with window light and decorated with floral wallpaper. Most of the women are wearing the white uniform and coronet and veil of the Red Cross Production Service. The volunteers at the Country Club worked Mondays and Wednesday from 12-4 and Friday 10-4.

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Three men from the timber industry pose at the 1941 annual Northwest Lumbermans' Handicap Golf Championship held August 9-10 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club.

Tournaments--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The golf course at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The sky seems striped with clouds as several golfers try out their skills on the green. In 1894, golf was introduced to Tacoma by a small group of displaced Scotsmen who negotiated to lease 280 acres of prairie land in Edison (now South Tacoma.) By 1904, the club made plans to relocate and the R.B. Lehman farm on the eastern shore of American Lake was purchased. This purchase, along with some adjacent property, gave the club 237 acres to stretch out on. This became the first permanent home of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club, the oldest continuing country club west of the Mississippi. ("A History of Pierce County, Wa." vol. 1)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Golf--Tacoma--1950-1960; Golfers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Swimming area at American Lake, part of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The club purchased this property on the eastern shore of American Lake in 1904. Originally, members were issued deeds to 25 foot lots along the lake front where they could set up tents and escape the city's summer heat. As time passed, the tents gave way to homes, greens and the clubhouse. The lake still remained a favorite "Ole Swimmin' Hole" for a quick refreshing dip. A dock reaches out into the lake, topped with a life guard stand. Boats are also tied up to the right of the dock. ("A History of Pierce County, Wa." vol. 1) TPL-8640

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Water holes--Tacoma--1950-1960;

This photograph shows the clubhouse of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club on American Lake as it looked from the lake side of the building in September of 1956. It was built in 1910 from plans by the architects Russell and Babcock to replace the original clubhouse which was destroyed by fire. By 1956, it was known as "The Grand Old Lady". Its most prominent feature was a spiral staircase in the entry hall, which appears in many wedding and party pictures of the time. A fire gutted the structure in 1961. TPL-5740 ("A History of Pierce County, Wa." vol. 1)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--Buildings; Clubhouses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In June of 1938 four Tacoma girls who were part of the "sub-deb" set were photographed on the lawn of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club, 13204 Gravelly Lake Drive S.W., as they gathered for a busy day of summer sports. Holding her sunglasses and tennis racket is Catharine Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frost Snyder. The three young ladies on bicycles are: (l to r) Hazel Schaeffer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.C. Schaeffer, and Suzanne and Marian Ingram, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ingram. (T. Times 7/2/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Tennis players; Tennis rackets; Bicycles & tricycles; Snyder, Catharine; Schaeffer, Hazel; Ingram, Suzanne; Ingram, Marian;

To celebrate their 54th year in the banking business, National Bank of Washington threw a gala banquet and entertainment for 180 directors, officers and employees at the Tacoma Country Club on October 21, 1939. Pictured are Board Chairman Samuel L. Jackson with three young female employees of the bank, dressed in formal gowns. Posed, left to right, are Helen Salander, Barbara Jo Huntsman and Lola Huff. (T. Times 10/23/1939, pg. 14; 10/20/1939, pg. 3)

Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Salander, Helen; Huntsman, Barbara Jo; Huff, Lola; Jackson, Samuel M.;

Bathers. National Bank of Tacoma annual picnic at Tacoma Golf and Country Club.The Club purchased this land on the shores of American Lake in 1904. (Argentum)

Swimmers--1920-1930; Bathing suits--1920-1930; National Bank of Tacoma--People; Picnics--1920-1930; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

The Pharaoh Club was playing host on September 27, 1941 at a dance at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. This group picture is posed on the Club's famous staircase. The Pharaoh Club was composed of young men of high school and college age. The dance was advertised as a autumn semi formal. (T. Times 9/20/1941, pg. 5)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Pharaoh Club (Tacoma);

On September 27,1941, the Pharaoh Club was hosting an autumn semi-formal at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. The young ladies by the piano are believed to be Marian Ingram and Hazel Schaeffer. The Pharaoh Club was composed of young men of high school and college age. (T. Times 9/20/1941, pg. 5)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Pharaoh Club (Tacoma);

In June of 1943, four women load boxes of surgical dressings into a Red Cross paneled station wagon at the Tacoma Country Club in Lakewood. During the war, the clubhouse served several days a week as a Surgical Dressing Production Unit. Pictured left to right in their white Red Cross Production Service uniforms are Joyce (Mrs. Herbert) Syford, Mrs. Harry H. Schmalz, Nelsie (Mrs. Minot) Davis, Harriet (Mrs. William) Deering and driver Etta (Mrs. Allan H.) Moody, dressed in the Red Cross Motor Corps suit and visor cap. (T. Times 7/3/1943, pg. 4)

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Syford, Joyce; Davis, Nelsie; Deering, Harriet; Moody, Etta; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Alpha Beta Upsilon's spring formal dinner dance at the Country Club. Alpha Beta Upsilon was a sorority located at the College of Puget Sound. (for attendees, see newspaper article TNT 5/5/1951, pg. 14) TPL-8086

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Alpha Beta Upsilon Sorority (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

The Junior League held their Christmas Party at the Tacoma Country Club on December 16, 1949. Five unnamed women are shown wearing evening clothes. Photograph ordered for the Tribune by Barbara Dana, Society editor. (TNT, 12/25/1949, p.21)

Junior League (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Costume Ball at Tacoma Golf and Country Club, Sunday Ledger, Mrs. Hosmer. The Tacoma Golf and Country Club held a masquerade the last week of October 1948. The event was formal in all but head gear. An unidentified woman tries on her flower-basket hat in front of a mirror to see if it needs any adjustments. The handle on the basket loops over her forehead and a scarf attaches it below her chin. (TNT, 11/7/1948, p.D-1)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Hats--1940-1950; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Country Club's Junior Council was pleased to be hosting their first holiday dance, dancing would continue until midnight. The Junior Council was planning spring time activities as well. Left to right view of Juniors wearing their beautiful ball gowns, Joan Trauernicht, Helen Ramstedt, Paddy Black, Barbara Stowe (seated) and Suzy Marion. The girls are in the newly remodeled and decorated powder room (T. Times, 12/31/47, p. 9).

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma; Ball dresses; Dressing tables; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Swimming area at American Lake, part of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. The club purchased this property on the eastern shore of American Lake in 1904. Originally, members were issued deeds to 25 foot lots along the lake front where they could set up tents and escape the city's summer heat. As time passed, the tents gave way to homes, greens and the clubhouse. The lake still remained a favorite "Ole Swimmin' Hole" for a quick refreshing dip. A dock reaches out into the lake, topped with a life guard stand. Boats are also tied up to the right of the dock. ("A History of Pierce County, Wa." vol. 1) TPL-8640

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Water holes--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The entrance drive to the exclusive members only Tacoma Country and Golf Club, located on the shores of American Lake. The club relocated to this location in 1904. It is the oldest continuously operating Country Club west of the Mississippi.("A History of Pierce County, Wa." vol. 1)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

The PNGA Junior Championship banquet and trophy presentation at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. The Pacific Northwest Golf Association sponsored the junior tournament held August 29- September 1st. Entrants were boys under the age of 19 on Aug. 29th. They were anticipating around 125 entrants from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada to participate in the 9 hole qualifying round. Erv Parent (left), president of the PNGA, is presenting Bryan Copp (center), of Vancouver BC, the medalist trophy at the conclusion of the qualifying round held on August 29, 1955. The wiry, red headed seventeen year old Copp was the current British Columbia Junior Champion. He posted one over par in the 9 hole play off to break a three way tie with Gary Congdon and Bobby Pratt of Tacoma. Qualifiers will continue play until there is a single winner. Copp was defeated in the final round by Ted Puetz of Seattle. (TNT 8/7/1955, pg. B-10, 8/30/1955, pg. 2, 9/2/1955, pg. 20)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma; Parent, Erv; Copp, Bryan;

Members of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club pose on that building's famous staircase during the annual costume ball on October 28, 1941. Many of the costumes hark back to the Gay Nineties.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma; Stairways--Tacoma; Costumes; Masquerades; Parties;

Bank executives pose at the company party held October 19, 1940 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club celebrating the 55th anniversary of the National Bank of Washington. Seated middle of the front row is Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the bank Samuel Jackson. In the center of the standing row is Bank Director Henry Foss. Over 200 officers and members of the staff of the Tacoma home branch and the surrounding area branches attended the dinner and dance. (T. Times 10/19/1940, pg. 7)

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--Commemoration; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Jackson, Samuel M.;